Category: Lifestyle
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has declared her intention to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, despite being at the centre of a heated debate around gender eligibility in sport. The 26-year-old athlete made headlines in 2023 after being banned from the International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships for allegedly failing gender eligibility standards. Despite […]
When you meet Kevin Barratt — Kev, as he introduces himself warmly — you don’t just meet a cosmetic injector. You meet a storyteller working in skin, confidence, and quiet transformation. The founder of Kev Aesthetics NZ (KANZ), Kev moves between Auckland’s Grey Lynn and the sweeping coastline of Russell in Northland. He carries not […]
Cleveland Browns defensive superstar Myles Garrett is dominating headlines after a four-sack game — but it’s not just his record-breaking performance that has fans buzzing. In Sunday’s clash against the Baltimore Ravens, Garrett delivered four sacks, bringing his total to 15 sacks in just 10 games this NFL season. It marks the seventh season he’s […]
Professional women’s Football players in the United States are rejecting attempts by an anti-trans business figure to pressure them into speaking out against trans athletes. Jennifer Sey, a former gymnastics champion and the CEO of anti-trans clothing brand XX-XY Athletics, recently offered a $10,000 payment to any player in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) […]
The New Zealand’s BNZ Breakers will not wear the rainbow Pride Progress Flag on their uniforms during the Australian National Basketball League’s (NBL) Pride Round early next year. The Auckland-based club said the decision was made collectively by the team, following internal discussions around the league’s voluntary policy for wearing the insignia, which celebrates the […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall talks to Body Positive Executive Director Mark Fisher about the organisation’s new sexual health clinic, Test’n’Treat, and how this community-first model is changing healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand. It’s a sunny Thursday afternoon on Karangahape Road, and you’ve just turned onto Poynton Terrace to walk into a sexual health clinic. But […]
New research from ILGA World has revealed that only 1 in 5 countries globally have laws that explicitly protect LGBTI+ students from bullying in schools — leaving the vast majority of queer and gender-diverse youth vulnerable to harassment, abuse, and systemic neglect. According to ILGA’s latest data, just six countries — Andorra, Finland, Greece, the […]
DJ Winner Mick, aka Mick Whitty, is known to community members for his sets at URGE parties, but recently he swapped the decks for boxing gloves. He tells YOUR EX about his physical and mental journey to stepping in the squared circle. When Wellington’s DJ Winner Mick — known off the decks as Mick Whitty […]